Losing soul, can you get it back?

Question

When you have lost abit of your spirit can you get it back?
I moved from France and was torn away from my friends at 15. I was developing agreat sense of integrity and happiness call it my personality. I moved to England to a souless school, my step dad changed too and this caused me great grief. Is it possible to get back what I had or is it lost forever? I feel fragmented and broken, my spiritual journey is now evading. It's all a big knot basically. I went to councelling but that didn't help.

Answer 1

What you have lost is not your soul or a part thereof, but rather a very special and unique part of your life, with all those friends and memories. There are no simple solutions to this, I've been in similar situations and can tell you from experience the only thing you can do is keep an open mind and try to find the positive in your situation. Everything in life is sent to challenge us and we can meet those challenges head on or we can try to hide from them, but if we hide they eventually find us anyway.
This move happened for a reason, and although you may not be able to see it yet, you will work out why at some point. In the mean time just keep going, things have a funny way of working out when you least expect them to.

Answer 2

I have been there. Twice. The first time was when I was eleven; my father lost a good job, and we were forced to move far from home. For several years I was isolated, with no friends, and our family couldn't even afford to fix our broken sewer system or buy new shoes. It took about seven years for me to feel 'normal' again, but that may have just been because I made new friends, got a new job, escaped from High School, etc. The second time was when I joined the Navy, and they shipped me off thousands of miles from home. I didn't see my family for five years. Of course, I was fine a few months after I returned home. Again, the change in circumstances fixed my problem.

I can't offer any good advice, but I can try to offer some advice. Time supposedly heals all wounds. But if you are getting worse, and the problem doesn't diminish over the course of several months (or even several years), you may need to move away from counciling and talk to a psychiatric clinic. A persistent problem may be something as simple as a serotonin or norepinephrine deficiency complicated by stress and social isolation. If this is the case, a competent psychiastric can recommend a low-dose antidepressant that could have you back to your old self in a few months. However, antidepressants in many teens and a few adults can make things worse - so you will need to closely monitor your feelings and keep your doctor informed.

As for your spiritual concerns, I recommend that you pick up a copy of "the Way of the Pilgrim" and practice the "Prayer of the Heart."

Answer 3

Not sure really, as there are so many reasons to lose 'ones soul' - it all depends on who and what you believe. You need to believe in yourself first, England and France are very different to each other, so i understand why you must feel so low, use the Internet to keep in touch with your friends from France, try and make new friends where you live now, it will be difficult, you will sadly come across a lot of ignorance and racism, but persevere, there should be a lot of 'social' clubs that you can join, other french people may live in your area, contact local libraries for details of these. Offer to teach french language lessons, look for the international friendship league on 'google' - they are a social group which likes to meet and talk with all members of society, backgrounds and countries!! i wish you well, peace and happiness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/xdimgod.html

Answer 4

Instead of going to councelling, shouldn't you try going to church perhaps? Forget about what other people have done to you. Spirituality is a personal choice. You look for your own answers. Most people, even avid church goers only blindly follow their religion because that's what their parents were and never even look for anything else.

Answer 5

Go back to France when you are old enough. Rediscover the childhood joys but don't stay put for too long! move forward. Believe in a religion, it will give you strength.

Answer 6

It sounds like you already know what a valuable piece of yourself is slipping away. Nobody can re-energize it but you. If you go back to being, who you really are, you will attract the same kind of people. Don't let the real you get away.

Answer 7

Life gets better and better as you get older and you'll get back your happiness. You are European and free to live anywhere in Europe once your old enough, why not go to uni in France and move back again?

Answer 8

Sahaja Yoga is the only solution to all the problems of world. Sahaja Yoga is the only way you may experience your Self - Realization. This is FREE OF CHARGE and is the ONLY WAY TO SAVE THE WORLD. Goto www.sahajayoga.org

Answer 9

I agree in taking up yoga or tai-chi, it helps me soooo much or transdental meditation, I helps you concentrate, relax and get intouch with yourself. even sometimes just taking a long walk, you have been though many changes and you are in need of balance.

Answer 10

you havnt lost your soul...it is your soul thats tellin you your unhappy,not feelin/lovin the life you leadin.Sometimes we dont take notice to what is going on inside us...not followin our heart...is exactly that.You havnt lost soul..your soul is communicating to you...Listen!! you will get back on track.I am on a spiritual journey myself...the 9-5 convention is not for everybody! dont try to "fit in" Find your way...allthe best.xx